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BirdPix:   49166
Province:   North West
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2626DC
Observer:   Archer A.M.
Date of record:   2018-01-18
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   157
Species name:   Accipiter ovampensis
Common name:   Ovambo Sparrowhawk -- Ovambosperwer
Family:   Accipitridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Black-shouldered Kite
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-49166
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 49166 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Cameron Meyer
Comment:   Cere, eye and leg colour, long thin toes and long tail and wings as well as dark patches on the ear coverts and white eyebrow etc point to Ovambo Sparrowhawk.
Date:   2018-01-19 14:56:00
Species name:   Accipiter ovampensis -- Ovambo Sparrowhawk; Ovambosperwer
Species code:   157

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